Cat flea vs Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Pygeretmus pumilio

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Pygeretmus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Pygeretmus pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.